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Put the following sentences
into the Passive Voice. Be sure that you use the agent where
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Shakespeare wrote the
play 'King Lear'.
The play 'King Lear' was written by Shakespeare. |
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In some countries
they deny women the right to vote. |
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They held a party to
celebrate their victory. |
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The fire destroyed
many shophouses. |
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He will lead the
blind man across the street. |
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Why has nobody done
anything about this matter ? |
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Beethoven composed
this piece of music after he had become deaf. |
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They are going to
hand in their essays tomorrow. |
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People always speak
well of that doctor. |
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What questions did
the interviewer ask you ? |
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The police have
tracked down the criminal. |
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They asked the boy to
do a very difficult task. |
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The head waiter
himself showed us to our table. |
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They will elect a new
president of the club. |
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He can't have shut
the door properly. |
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Jack beat John in the
100-meter race. |
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Someone has misplaced
the book. I can't find it anywhere. ( 2 passives ) |
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Didn't they tell you
to come here at seven o'clock ? |
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Leonardo da Vinci
painted the Mona Lisa. |
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That famous professor
wrote a book on archaeology. |
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They told me that
someone had broken into your house. ( 2 passives ) |
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Answers |
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Women are denied the
right to vote in some countries. |
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A party was held to
celebrate their victory. |
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Many shophouses were
destroyed by the fire. |
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The blind man will be
led across the street. |
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Why hasn't anything
been done about this matter ? |
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This piece of music
was composed by Beethoven after he had become deaf. |
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Their essays are
going to be handed in tomorrow. |
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That doctor is always
spoken well of. |
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What questions were
you asked by the interviewer ? |
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The criminal has been
tracked down by the police. |
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They boy was asked to
do a very difficult task. |
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We were shown to our
table by the headwaiter himself. |
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A new president of
the club will be elected. |
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The door can't have
been shut properly by him. |
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John was beaten by
Jack in the 100-meter race. |
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The book has been
misplaced. it can't be found anywhere. |
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Weren't you told to
come here at seven o'clock ? |
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The Mona Lisa was
painted by Leonardo da Vinci. |
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A book on archaeology
was written by that famous professor. |
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I was told that your
house had been broken into. |
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